In the past we have discussed the importance of offering free events by reasoning that events generate leads which in turn can generate enrollments. Interestingly, many folks tend to view event success based only upon the number of attendees and enrollments. This is fair to be sure–particularly if one is hoping to use the event to fill tutoring slots or a class […]
Read More »(New York Times) By Anemona Hartocollis. BOSTON — For thousands of college hopefuls, the stressful college admissions season is about to become even more fraught. The College Board, which makes the SAT, is rolling out a new test — its biggest redesign in a decade, and one of the most substantial ever. Chief among the changes, […]
Read More »(CNN Money) by Katie Lobosco. “This kind of jump is unprecedented, the school said. About 6,000 more students applied compared to the year before. It also saw a “significant” increase in applications from blacks, Hispanics, international students and those who would be the first in their family to go to college. That’s what GW was hoping […]
Read More »By Benjamin Harold (Edweek) Students who took the 2014-15 PARCC exams via computer tended to score lower than those who took the exams with paper and pencil—a revelation that prompts questions about the validity of the test results and poses potentially big problems for state and district leaders. Officials from the multistate Partnership for Assessment of Readiness […]
Read More »(Bloomberg Business by Sarah Grant) In March, the first group of American high school juniors will sit for a newly overhauled Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) that features more time for fewer questions, among other changes. But even with a makeover, the test, administered by the College Board, may have lost some of its power to determine […]
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